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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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